Fridge temperatures

Re: Fridge temperatures

sarah Hall — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:06:46 GMT

We have the min/max thermomotors that are checked weekly- it took a little bit of adjusting the fridge to get it perfect. We reset it and record it weekly. We also have a usb one for our small vac fridge and have the min max one in our consult where drugs are stored and in our DD cupboard which are recorded and reset weekly. In the summer these are hard to keep below 28 deg which is how ive hopefully convinced our vet to get air con

Re: Fridge temperatures

BengalcatRVN — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:56:47 GMT

I remember from the RCVS webinar on PSS, that the suggestion was to place a bottle with liquid and get a probe into it. This will give a true medication reading rather than air reading. Air warms faster than liquid, so the meds might be the right temperature although the air gets a little warm with the door opening and closing. I have found this to be true as I have an "in and out" max/min therm sometimes my air temp shows as 8.2, but the liquid has been no more than 7.6! Well within normal range and if I had taken the other temp I would have thrown everything away! I check the fridge daily/every other day, and record once a week.

Re: Fridge temperatures

Rhiannon Hutton — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:19:53 GMT

We have just bought USB data loggers as during busy periods min/max temperatures weren't being recorded often enough. They record and store fluctuations in temperature and also have a warning light to indicate when the temperature falls out of range. You then just have to download the data periodically onto the computer to check the temperature is not going too low/high.